S. C. Frey 🪼

🙄 This is such a pathetic move. Seriously folks got nothing better to do than create bots to harass fanfic writers.

Art of a light purple carrot like plant. Text reading: Item Number 70

Text reading: Shroud Spears. An edible, light purple root vegetable, native to the Wilds. When they were first discovered, Shroud Spears were the only local source of food for the explorers who landed on the WIld's shores. After eating the roots for the eight month stay in the region, the team returned to the Western Plain with skin the same shade of purple; a color that never quite faded, even after a lifetime back on the mainland

Text reading: Check out this item's related story at the Black Ink Blooms Website. Comi g September 12. Link in Bio

I personally hate carrots, but the fantasy version is okay

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Digital art depicting a loop of rope hanging from a nail with three stones attached to the bottom, each with symbols on their front. Text at the top reads: Item number 35. Text at the bottom reads: World of Tirras Savehys

Text reading: Undead Warding Stones. A grass woven rope adorned with stones, each carved with individual lexicorical warding sigils. When the undead began emerging from the Dies Lin Du Forest, there were precious few solutions to the onslaught outside swords and steel. Even now, centuries later, the cities and towns surrounding the forest still carry the echoes, setting to bed before dark and resting g blades by the door. Just in case.

Text reading: Check out this item's related story at the Black Ink Blooms substack and website. Coming August 15. Link in Bio

The swan song for my Substack stories before they get moved over to the website!

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Structureless Stories: Spotting Scenes That Readers Skip A deep dive into scene structure, and how to keep your readers captivated in each moment. For writers of speculative fiction.

Ever wondered what separates a good scene from a great one?

For this week’s deep dive, we take a good look at the power of scene structure, and why it might be the magic your novel needs most

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A screenshot of text reading: “Actually,” Percy started, opening the trunk to find his belongings, “I need your help. I have a well kept secret, which even Cleo doesn’t know.” He pulled out a large notebook, with pieces of paper flying out every which way. “I think you could help me with it.” Percy picked up the papers and sat clumsily on his bed, patting the spot beside him. “Come on. I don’t bite.” Anna sat shyly on his side and slowly leaned over to see what he was doing. Her heart thumped widely in her chest, you could almost hear it outside the room. “I write poetry.” Percy said finally.

Middle School Me thought the way to a woman's heart was secret poetry

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I need to reread the Spiderwick Chronicles....

Black Ink Blooms | S.C. Frey | Substack Tales from the World of Tirras Savehys - A collection of short stories recounting snapshot moments from the lives of people who live there. Click to read Black Ink Blooms, by S.C. Frey, a Substack pub...

It's short story day!

If you enjoy bite-sized spiels, strange little stories, occassional jellies, and tales of Tirrsian origin, check out the Black Ink Blooms substack, posting this evening!

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I want to make dice sets for my characters SO BAD. Why does everything take time and money ughhh

Image depicting a long green robe with a hood and a garland of flowers hanging from around the shoulders, labeled Item Number 210

Text reading: Judge's Habit. Full habit worn by the Judges of the Winter Woodlands' Ministry of Stones. The Ministry of Stones, and its Judges, are not well-known outside of the Woodlands. Any and all diplomacy is handled by Ministry-appointed officials, who speak little of their leaders. Rumors from the surrounding cities claim the Judges are not mortal, but instead something more sinister.

Text reading: Check out this item's related story at the Black Ink Blooms Substack, coming March 14th

Lore Item's Return! And honestly I should've been posting them here for a while...

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I had no idea itch.io could be used for ebooks???

Just a writer fighting their demons (people pleasing tendencies vs. understanding not everyone is their reader and that's okay)

90% of writing a book is just having the courage to look at how bad your draft is and staying there at the desk trying to fix it instead of running away.

Image of a SWATbot hammering in a "No fun allowed" sign

"x is not real literature-"

The number of times I've misspelled my own #fantasy world's name honestly impressive

Sharing character art??? Finally???

Ameria the of my WIP, "Call of the Beast". She is strong-willed and self-assured as captain of her squad, but behind the scenes, she had dark insecurities lurking. Find more about her on my substack below💜
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Art by corvidkusnos on bsky

“Do I pray to God or the devil? Does it matter if I or the King fell a deer, to the deer? We’re all deer in the end.”
— excerpt from short story releasing in May 👀🦌

Creating languages for a #fantasy setting is a love-hate relationship.

On the one hand, I love the flow of language and how cultures absorb and transform each other's words/phrases as they interact, and discovering the repercussions of such exchanges.

On the other, I hate grammar.

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I'm sorry to hear that :[ Her coloring is so unique, a beautiful little overlord!

If I'm not giving every character their own horse, am I even a writer

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Look Beyond the Veil | N.E. Aquila | Substack What if I told you I am winging this whole writing-to-published author thing? And its saturating the market with another fantasy book? Click to read Look Beyond the Veil, by N.E. Aquila, a Substack pu...

I've been doing a lot more behind the scenes stuff regarding writing and general author things, hence why it's been so long since I've posted here. However, I did want to share i made a substack which will most likely replace my newsletters in the near future.

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New year, old list of WIPs that just keeps growing

Keeping track of horns and tails is a JOB. And my FMC has both.

I did this to myself

Honestly... If it's boring. There's no rhyme or rhythm to what might make something boring compared to another but I just don't have the time or energy to waste on something I'm not invested in.

Death is a fascinating concept that I love to explore in my worldbuilding. Especially with magic and Gods in the mix

If you need me, I'll be with the (jelly)fishes

Having wildly colored characters is my jam

It's crazy how much Tirras Savehys has grown since I started my silly little blog on it ages ago. From a single country to nine. The map alone quadrupled in size. Nothing done in halves, I suppose!

👀👀🌳 Every fantasy needs a good magic tree

What's your favorite bit of world building you've done? A place? A magic item? A plant?

Jellyfish are such cool, spooky creatures. Earth's own little aliens!